STARLINK-1692, 46542

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1692, 46542 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 2020 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

46542, 2020-070L

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-06 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1692
1 46542U 20070L   25336.85169671  .01081621  66014-3  14561-2 0  9990
2 46542  53.0314 176.5958 0003942 248.0217 112.0396 16.05993273285958

Epoch: 2025-12-02T20:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-02T20:26:26.595Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

158.05404°

Altitude

259.755 km

Speed

7.752 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 46m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:49:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

260.76 km

Perigee altitude

255.528 km

Semi-major axis

6,636.281 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

53.0314°

RAAN

176.5958°

Arg. of periapsis

248.0217°

True anomaly

112.08146°

Mean anomaly

112.0396°

Eccentric anomaly

112.06053°

Mean motion

4.01473 °/min

Orbital period

89.67 mins

BSTAR

0.0014561

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2020 (2020-10-06 UTC)

STARLINK-1660, 46574 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1735, 46565

STARLINK-1740, 46566

STARLINK-1705, 46579

STARLINK-1679, 46557

STARLINK-1693, 46543 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1748, 46570 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1664, 46553

STARLINK-1714, 46562

STARLINK-1677, 46576

STARLINK-1675, 46575

STARLINK-1696, 46545 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1659, 46534 (Decayed)

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